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When buying land it is vital to ensure that the seller has exclusive possession of the land and also owns the paper title. It is only possible to convey and receive title to a parcel of land if this is the case. The recent decision in Heaney v Kirkby brings this into sharp focus and demonstrates the problems that can arise when someone claims ownership over a piece of land by adverse possession.

2013 will be a significant year for changes in the property law landscape.
These changes infer a renewed title risk analyses by property solicitors and it could be argued in so doing there will be an equally significant impact on their title insurance requirements thresholds...